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Bill Goldberg. It’s a name that evokes many emotions from wrestling fans around the world, even though it’s now close to a decade since the competitor was last seen inside a WWE ring. Goldberg’s short but powerful career was that rarest of success stories, that of a grappler who came from virtual obscurity, conquered the wrestling…Read the full article…

For lifelong fans of WWE, it’s impossible not to get excited about the prospect of WrestleMania when it comes around each year. No matter what match-ups are on offer, you can nearly always rely on the world’s biggest wrestling brand to pull something truly special out of the bag and rise to the occasion – but that…Read the full article…

Look past the childish logo and the introduction of In Your House to the World Wrestling Federation’s pay-per-view calendar in May 1995 marked a sizeable change in direction for the company: a change that is still felt by the industry to this day. #1856789 / gettyimages.com Under pressure from a soon-to-be dominant WCW, In Your House events were introduced…Read the full article…

The annual February pay-per-view offering from WWE has, historically, been somewhat of a mixed bag. Lumped in between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, it typically is an event that is designed to bolster buy rates and increase interest for the company’s biggest show of the year, by providing a platform to further feuds en route to the big…Read the full article…

It’s over. Last night, at the 2013 Royal Rumble, the longest WWE Championship reign in the past 25 years came to an end, as CM Punk stared at the ceiling for the returning ‘Great One’, The Rock, in a controversial yet unsurprising climax to the first pay-per-view of the year. On a night that surprised few, ‘The People’s Champ’ claimed…Read the full article…